Monograph on Genus Oryza
Jata S. Nanda and S.D. Sharma (eds.)
ISBN 978-1-57808-273-5; 2003; 412 pages; US $ 100.20      Buy Now

An up-to-date monograph of the genus Oryza. Researchers and students working in the field of rice taxonomy, species relationship, evolution, cytogenetics, and crop improve- ment will find this book useful.

Contents:
. Critical Botanical Review of Species of Rice: R. Yu Rozhevits
. New Contribution to the Systematic Study of the Genus Oryza: A. Chevalier
. Species of Genus Oryza and their Interrelationships: S.D. Sharma
. Genepools in Genus Oryza: Duncan A. Vaughan
. Molecular Approaches in the Evolutionary Studies and Speciation in Genus Oryza-Present Status: P.K. Agarwal
. Genome Research in Genus Oryza: Tsugufumi Ogawa
. Chromosome Research in Genus Oryza: Nori Kurata and Kiichi Fukui
. Exploration, Collection and Conservation of Wild Oryza Species: Bao-Rong Lu and S.D. Sharma
. Utilization of Wild Species of the Genus Oryza in Rice Improvement: D.S. Brar and G.S. Khush
. Origin of Cultivated Rices: S.D. Sharma
. Antiquity and Spread of Rice Cultivation: Jata S. Nanda
. Appendix I: Revised Key to Species in Genus Oryza: D.A. Vaughan
. Appendix II: Nomenclatural Confusions in Genes Oryza: S.D. Sharma
. Appendix III: Porteresia coarctata: Scope and Limitaitons of Utilization in Rice Improvement: P. Balakrishna